LOANS PAYABLE (Collective Capital Trust Plan) (Narrative) (Details) (Capital Trust Loan Agreement [Member])	3 Months Ended								3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 CNY	Mar. 31, 2013 Erdos TCH [Member] Maximum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Erdos TCH [Member] Minimum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Erdos Metallurgy to Xi'an TCH [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Xi'an TCH [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Xi'an TCH [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Xi'an TCH [Member] CNY	Mar. 31, 2013 Xi'an TCH to Erdos TCH [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Erdos TCH to Beijing Trust [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Beijing Trust to the holders of the category B trust units [Member]	Dec. 03, 2011 A1 [Member] CNY	Mar. 31, 2013 A1 [Member]	Dec. 03, 2011 A1 [Member] Xi'an TCH [Member] CNY	Mar. 31, 2013 A1 [Member] Xi'an TCH [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 A2 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 A3 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 B Category [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 B Category [Member] Erdos TCH [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 B Category [Member] Xi'an TCH [Member] USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, stated rate													9.94%			11.00%	12.05%	8.35%
Debt instrument maturity term													2 years			3 years	4 years	4 years
Stock unit issued	$ 44,100,000	300,000,000													$ 235,600				$ 2,000,000	$ 7,400,000
Stock unit issued (in units)															1,600,000				13,750,000	46,250,000
Repayment of debt												35,250,000		1,600,000
Trust loan payable						$ 31,500,000	$ 31,400,000	197,500,000
Management incentive benefit percentage of net profit			100.00%	0.00%
Benefits derived from clean development mechanism distribution					50.00%				50.00%	50.00%	70.00%